Il nudo maschile nella statuaria italiana: RICCIO: DAFNIS

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Daphnis c. 1520 Bronze The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Cat. No. 22

This Shepherd possibly derives from the same model as the Louvre Shepherd but varies in pose, mood, and surface treatment. Meant for placement on a scholar’s desk, both nudes sit with their backs curved and legs unfolded. Here the shepherd holds the syrinx in his left hand near to his mouth rather than at his side. He has withdrawn his instrument as if to listen to something in the distance. His sketchily modeled eyes produce an elevated, dreamy gaze, quite unlike the concentration indicated by the creased forehead and focused eyes of the Louvre statuette.